ELA
2023-2024
Email me at kengan@sandi.net if you have a question for me! If you'd like help with anything, come to student support time 2:20 to 3:00 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Ms. Stephanie is available to help with English in Ms. Miller's room Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the same support time.
Did you complete:
4-29 EdP TLT 15 (only period 4)
Graphic on paper (poster about chapter 11)
4-26 EdP TLT 14 (everyone)
Tuesday April 30
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading
Welcome. Routine.
Period 4: 4-29 EdP THT 15. Finish the edpuzzle from yesterday
Period 5: Read-aloud chapter 15 second half.
Everybody: 4-29 Setting Map (in Canvas)
For each chapter you need:
Number of the chapter.
Location in bold letters.
Two sentences to describe what happens in the chapter.
An image to reflect the location or action.
You will be adding to it for each chapter until the end of the novel.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
Graphic on paper (poster about chapter 11)
4-26 EdP TLT 14 (everyone)
video ch 15.mp4Monday April 29
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading
Welcome. Routine.
Test prep: Kahoot
Period 4: 4-29 EdP THT 15. Stop about half-way through. We will have time to work on it tomorrow as well.
Period 5: Read-aloud chapter 15 first half.
Everybody: 4-29 Setting Map (in Canvas)
Go back to the beginning and chart Percy's journey starting at the MET in New York City.
Describe the events that happen along the way on our hero's journey. Add an image for each.
You will be adding to it for each chapter until the end of the novel.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
Graphic on paper (poster about chapter 11)
4-26 EdP TLT 14 (everyone)
4-24 EdP TLT 13 (only period 4)
video ch 15.mp4Friday April 26
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
Welcome. Routine.
4-26 EdP TLT 14
Create a graphic (on paper) for Chapter 11 We Visit a Garden Gnome Emporium. See an example/directions below. Due at the end of class.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
Graphic on paper (poster about chapter 11)
4-26 EdP TLT 14 (everyone)
4-24 EdP TLT 13 (only period 4)
video ch 14.mp4Thursday April 25
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
Welcome. Routine.
Test prep: Read non-fiction text "What Is a Spacesuit?" (independently on paper) and answer questions with your group in 4-25 Quiz: What Is a Spacesuit" (in Canvas)
Period 4: Finish 4-24 EdP TLT 13
Period 5: Ch. 13 second half
Create a graphic (on paper) for Chapter 11 We Visit a Garden Gnome Emporium. See an example/directions below.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-24 EdP TLT 13 (only period 4)
4-22 EdP TLT 11
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters
Create a Graphic (model).pdfWednesday April 24
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Period 4: 4-24 EdP TLT 13 (in Canvas)
Period 5: Finish ch. 12, first half of ch. 13
Create a graphic (on paper) for Chapter 11 We Visit a Garden Gnome Emporium. See an example/directions below. Graphic will be due Friday.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-22 EdP TLT 11
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters
video ch 13.mp4Create a Graphic (model).pdfTuesday April 23
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading or finish 4-22 EdP TLT 11.
Welcome. Routine.
Enter code 7751 2982 Goal: learn some literary devices and recognize examples of some literary devices.
Chapter 12 read aloud
Create a graphic (on paper) for Chapter 11 We Visit a Garden Gnome Emporium. See an example/directions below.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters
4-15 EdP TLT 8
video ch 12.mp4Create a Graphic (model).pdfMonday April 22
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading! Period 5: Library
Welcome. Routine.
Test prep: Literary devices quizizz joinmyquiz.com enter code
7365 5302 Goal: learn some literary devices and examples of them
Chapter 11
4-22 EdP TLT 11
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters
4-15 EdP TLT 8
Friday April 19
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Chapter 10, second half.
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (including the constructed response at the bottom) (in Canvas). Keep adding quotes/excerpts and explanations about the different characters. This will be due Friday at the end of class, and will be part of your grade for P4.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters
4-15 EdP TLT 8
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
video ch 10.mp4Thursday April 18
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Chapter 10, first half.
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (including the constructed response at the bottom) (in Canvas). Keep adding quotes/excerpts and explanations about the different characters. This will be due Friday at the end of class, and will be part of your grade for P4.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-15 EdP TLT 8
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
3-28 EdP TLT 5
video ch 10.mp4Wednesday April 17
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Chapter 9, second half.
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas). Keep adding quotes/excerpts and explanations about the different characters.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-15 EdP TLT 8
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
3-28 EdP TLT 5
video ch 9.mp4Tuesday April 16
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Test prep 4-16 Writing an Introduction to a Narrative ( in Canvas). Independent reading if you finish early.
Chapter 9, first half.
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas). Keep adding quotes/excerpts and explanations about the different characters.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
4-15 EdP TLT 8
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
3-28 EdP TLT 5
video ch 9.mp4Monday April 15
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading/library!
Welcome. Routine.
4-15 EdP TLT 8
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas). Keep adding quotes/excerpts and explanations about the different characters.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
Friday April 12
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Test prep 4-12 Form a Conclusion in Canvas
Finish Chapter 7
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas).
We add one detail and explanation together
You add at least one more detail and explanation yourself.
More time? Independent reading.
Note: If you want to work on 4-11 Summarize or 4-12 Form a Conclusion, please finish it by Monday 4/15 at the start of class. Please borrow a paper copy of the text from class. I plan to grade Monday, and will not accept it later. If you were absent I have excused you from it.
Did you complete:
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
video ch 8.mp4Eureka! by James Baldwin.webmRecording of "Eureka" (for test prep)
Thursday April 11
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Test prep 4-11 Summarize in Canvas
Chapter 7
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas). You will do an initial character study for some of the characters that appear in the next chapters.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
video ch 7.mp4Eureka! by James Baldwin.webmRecording of "Eureka" (for test prep)
Wednesday April 10
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
Tuesday April 9
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Chapter 6 second half
Read-aloud
Begin 4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas). You will do an initial character study for some of the characters that appear in the next chapters.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
video ch 6.mp4Monday April 8
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
Chapter 6 first half
Read-aloud
What do they say graphic organizer (paper)
Pick one character.
Write your name and the name of the character on top of the page.
Identify things they said, thought, did, felt etc. from the part of the chapter you read.
You can either quote (word by word from the book) or paraphrase. If you quote, remember quotation marks. Please include page number for each detail.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
video ch 6.mp4Friday March 29
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading/library.
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
Did you finish:
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
Hints for Stranger Things:
Chapter 1 - search up Ancient Greek Furies. Who in the chapter is a Fury?
Chapter 2 - search up Greek fates.
Chapter 5 - who is the surprising character? What ancient Greek mythical creature are they?
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
Thursday March 28
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading
Welcome. Routine.
Chapter 4 (end) and 5
Read-aloud end of chapter 4
3-28 EdP TLT 5
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
Keep filling in the table as we read!
More time? Independent reading.
flex
Did you complete:
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
video ch 5.mp4Wednesday March 27
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading
Welcome. Routine.
Chapter 4
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
Keep filling in the table as we read!
More time? Independent reading.
flex
Did you complete:
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
Tuesday March 26
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
Chapter 3
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
Keep filling in the table as we read!
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
video ch 3.mp4Monday March 25
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading/ small groups to the library (period 4) / visit library (period 5).
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
Chapter 2
3-25 EdP TLT 2 (in Canvas)
3-25 Stranger Things (in Canvas)
You will keep working on this assignment in the upcoming days. If you have time, you can complete the rows for chapter 1 and 2.
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
Friday March 22
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
Chapter 1
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods
3-20 EdP The Olympians
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
video ch 1.mp4Thursday March 21
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
3-21 BrainPop Greek Gods (through Clever)
Watch the movie. Movie transcript
Take the quiz.
Do the challenge activity.
Do the worksheet.
If you have more time, work to finish
3-18 The God of Olympus (on Canvas)
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-20 EdP The Olympians
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
Wednesday March 20
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
3-20 EdP The Olympians (in Canvas).
If you have more time, work to finish
3-18 The God of Olympus (on Canvas)
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
More time? Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash in Canvas
Tuesday March 19
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
Welcome. Routine.
FAST Reading Assessment
Log in through Clever
If you finish early, work to complete:
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
Independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-18 The Gods of Olympus
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash in Canvas
Monday March 18
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
The Lightning Thief
3-18 The Gods of Olympus (in Canvas).
Quizlet: Greek Gods and Goddesses - Practice and make an all matching test. Paste your 100% score on 3-18.
Do research and fill out the chart, 3-18 The Gods of Olympus (in Canvas).
More time? Missing work for English or independent reading.
Did you complete:
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash in Canvas
3-6 Movie/Novel Comparison from last week (in Canvas).
Friday March 15
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
Informational writing and St. Patrick's Day
Informational / explanatory essay
Prompt for Explanatory Essay: What are the problems that come from a throwaway culture and what can be done to help solve the problem? Why is plastic pollution a problem? What are some ways it can be solved?
Answer both questions in a well-organized essay. Support your answer with information from both articles as well as one additional source.
Thesis statement:
There are problems that come from a throwaway culture, but there are things we can do about it.
Song: I'm a Little Leprechaun
Did you complete:
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash in Canvas
3-6 Movie/Novel Comparison from last week (in Canvas).
Thursday March 14
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
3-14 Problems and Solutions (in Canvas).
Use the annotations you did for both articles to explain the problems of plastic trash and possible solutions. Turn in at the end of class.
Independent reading if you have more time!
Did you complete:
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
Green section (riddle and surprising fact)
Blue section (vocabulary practice)
Yellow section (close reading section)
Purple section (reasons why plastic trash is a problem, and practice Tone on quizizz)
3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash in Canvas
3-6 Movie/Novel Comparison from last week (in Canvas).
Problems
Sea animals accidentally eat microplastic and have no room for real food.
We use 300 pounds of plastic products each year.
It can pile up in landfills where it can leak harmful chemicals into the ground.
Sea creatures can choke or suffocate on plastic trash (plastic bags, six-pack rings)
Much of the plastic we use is single-use.
algae grow on microplastic
9,000,000 tons of plastic ends up in the oceans
700 marine species have been harmed by plastic.
Microplastic is difficult to get rid of.
Solutions
Devices can be created to detect plastic in the oceans.
We can reusable containers made out of glass or metal.
Refill reusable containers with product.
Laws banning plastic bags and straws
Several campaigns against single-use plastic
Delivering items in reusable containers
High-tech robots help clean plastic from the ocean
Wednesday March 13
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine. One person per group turns in 3-6 Movie/Novel Comparison from last week (in Canvas).
3-7 Drowning in Plastic (in Canvas)
Tone and Mood: video, practice on quizizz and paste a score in 3-7 Drowning in Plastic (purple part). Answer the last question in the yellow section
Did you complete:
3-7 Drowning in Plastic
Green section (riddle and surprising fact)
Blue section (vocabulary practice)
Yellow section (close reading section)
Purple section (reasons why plastic trash is a problem, and practice Tone on quizizz)
3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash in Canvas
Tuesday March 12
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine. One person per group turns in 3-6 Movie/Novel Comparison from last week (in Canvas).
3-7 Drowning in Plastic (in Canvas)
Problem/Solution: Read and annotate (P for each problem and S for each solution)
Write the problems your found with plastic in the document (purple section) and the solutions in the form below.
If you have more time: independent reading!
Did you complete and submit:
Monday March 11
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine. Period 4: small groups to the library. One person per group turns in 3-6 Movie/Novel Comparison from last week (in Canvas).
3-7 Drowning in Plastic (in Canvas)
Answer the questions in the yellow section of the document. The first 4 questions go with the first article, and last two to the second article.
As you listen/read, identify the problems and solutions identified by the articles. Write P for each problem and S for each solution on your paper copy.
If you have more time: independent reading!
Did you complete and submit:
Friday March 8
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
Welcome. Routine.
3-7 Drowning in Plastic (in Canvas)
Listen or read the articles "Drowning in Plastic" and "Can We Save Our Planet From Plastic?"
Close read the articles again and answer the questions in the yellow section of the document. The first 4 questions go with the first article, and last two to the second article.
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Thursday March 7
Please take out your planner and independent reading book. Independent reading!
Welcome. Routine.
3-7 Drowning in Plastic and 3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash (both in Canvas)
Finish the Riddle about snarfblat and answer the question (green section, top half). Open the link in the doc for a hint!
3-7 EdP 5 Things to Know About Plastic Trash in Canvas
Answer the question about the Edpuzzle (green section, button half)
Preview and read Vocabulary terms (linked in blue section)
Practice terms using Quizlet (optional, and only if it works)
Complete Vocabulary practice (blue section)
You will keep working in this document tomorrow
Did you complete and submit: